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Re: Time Zone Questions



On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 09:08:29AM -0400, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> On 3/22/2014 11:51 PM, Chris Bannister wrote:
> >On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 11:10:32PM -0400, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> >>On 3/21/2014 10:08 PM, John Hasler wrote:
> >>>Jerry Stuckle writes:
> >>>>The time needs to be accurate
> >>>
> >>>TAI is accurate.  UTC is fudged.  The Earth is not a clock.  BTW GPS
> >>>time ignores leap seconds.  It's what scientists most often use for
> >>>precise timing.
> >>>
> >>
> >>Not all of them.  Many use UTC.  UTC is readily available via many
> >>radio transmitters around the world.  TAI not so much.  And
> >>synchronizing via the internet is not good when you need microsecond
> >>accuracy; it is with radio stations.
> >
> >Really?
> >https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2014/03/msg01283.html
> >
> 
> Trolling again, I see.

Sorry, I left the smiley off.
http://www.wikihow.com/Develop-a-Sense-of-Humor

> If you read the entire thread (which is obviously beyond your
> limited capabilities), you would have understood the comment.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truculent
Perhaps:
http://www.rodalenews.com/drinks-lower-stress
may help.

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oppressing." --- Malcolm X


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